Religious Worker
UK visa route
- Licensed sponsors
- 1,422
- Visas issued, 2025
- 1,366
- Change 2024→2025
- +5.4%
- Towns with sponsors
- 425
Sponsors1,422on 26 Oct 2026
Year by year
Data as at 26 Oct 2026
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Licensed sponsors
Organisations licensed for this route on the Home Office register, 26 Oct 2026.
- London289
- Birmingham60
- Manchester38
- Glasgow31
- Leicester21
- Edinburgh19
- Coventry19
- Oxford18
- Bradford17
- Bristol17
- Belfast16
- Leeds15
- Liverpool14
- Wolverhampton14
- Croydon14
- Other service activities30
- Education10
- Human health and social work activities6
- Accommodation and food service activities4
- Professional, scientific and technical activities3
- Information and communication3
- Administrative and support service activities1
- Extraterritorial organisations1
- Real estate activities1
Entry clearance visas issued
Visas issued to main applicants and dependants, calendar years (Home Office). Includes earlier names of the route.
Visas issued by year
Data table
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1,525 |
| 2007 | 1,133 |
| 2008 | 963 |
| 2009 | 1,121 |
| 2010 | 1,564 |
| 2011 | 1,645 |
| 2012 | 1,524 |
| 2013 | 2,217 |
| 2014 | 1,914 |
| 2015 | 1,732 |
| 2016 | 1,813 |
| 2017 | 1,601 |
| 2018 | 1,632 |
| 2019 | 1,386 |
| 2020 | 621 |
| 2021 | 1,387 |
| 2022 | 1,252 |
| 2023 | 1,415 |
| 2024 | 1,296 |
| 2025 | 1,366 |
| 2026 | 700 |
- United States869
- India358
- Nigeria126
- Philippines96
- Brazil90
- Pakistan75
- Sri Lanka72
- Thailand60
- Ghana55
- South Africa45
- Australia43
- France42
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026
Application fees
Main applicant fee from 8 October 2026 (outside and inside the UK), as listed by the Home Office.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme - main applicant and dependants | £340 |
| Temporary Work – Seasonal Worker, Religious Worker, Charity Worker, Creative Worker, International Agreement, Government Authorised exchange and Youth Mobility Scheme - main applicant and dependants | £340 |
Source: Home Office immigration and nationality fees, 8 October 2026Data as at 8 Oct 2026
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